Bloomberg Philanthropies gifting $1B to med school, others at Johns Hopkins
There have been only a handful of previous $1 billion donations to universities in the U.S., most coming in the past several years.
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Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation to award $150M for Catholic education
The foundation said the gift is believed to be the single largest donation to preK-12 Catholic education in the country’s history.
French Gates to donate $1B over next 2 years to support women’s rights
Melinda French Gates said the donations will go to individuals and organizations working on behalf of women and families globally, including on reproductive rights in the United States.
Riley Children’s Foundation lands $8M gift from Lechleiters
The Indianapolis-based foundation, which announced the donation Friday, said the funds would help make mental health and behavioral health services more available to children and adolescents.
Community Health lands $5M gift to support housing for its Fairbanks Recovery Center
The donation, which will be paid over five years, is a gift from local philanthropist Julie Wood, on behalf of the Tom & Julie Wood Family Foundation.
UIndy receives $6M gift for expansion of honors college
The University of Indianapolis on Thursday said it would use the donation from former banking executive Laura Strain for a major expansion of the Ron and Laura Strain Honors College.
DePauw lands $200M in gifts to support strategic plan
The funding includes $150 million from a single donor, marking the largest gift ever given to the university.
Warren Buffett, Phil Knight among top charity donors of 2023
The 2023 list of gifts from individuals or their foundations totaled more than $3.5 billion. Four universities received big gifts, along with four scientific research institutes and a health care system.
Fairbanks Foundation launches $10M second phase of College Matters initiative
The second phase will provide funding for up to six public high schools in Marion County to develop their own plans to get more students into college.
Friends of Indy Animals raises $6.7M for new shelter; mayor announces new location
The not-for-profit has already reached 95% of its fundraising campaign’s $7 million goal for the $37 million project, which is now set to be built at 5001 E. Raymond St.
UIndy lands $4.1M grant from Christel DeHaan Family Foundation
The school said the grant will support the university’s Center for Global Engagement with $3 million and the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center with $1.12 million.
Planned Indianapolis Animal Care Services facility gets funding boost
The new facility will replace the existing Indianapolis Animal Care Services shelter at 2600 S. Harding Street.
Chambers’ record for political donations shows some bipartisan support
As owner of Buckingham Cos., a real estate firm, gubernatorial candidate Brad Chambers made 51 contributions between 1997 and 2022, according to records from the Federal Election Commission, as well as nine additional donations detailed by the Indiana Secretary of State’s campaign finance portal.
Riley Children’s Foundation lands $10M gift from Walther Cancer Foundation
Walther will provide a one-for-one match for donors who establish endowed children’s cancer research funds at Riley Children’s Foundation, a move that could result in at least $20 million for research of new treatments of children’s cancers.
First Baptist Athletics campaign gets big gifts from Lilly Endowment, real estate firms
More than a dozen major gifts have been made for the youth sports facilities project, with most coming from real estate companies and associated foundations whose leaders have connections to the organization.
Taylor University announces $20M gift, largest in school history
Citing data from Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Taylor said the $20 million gift is the largest ever received by a Christian college or university in the state.
Donor privacy or secrecy? Not-for-profit disclosure bill nears law.
Indiana’s state and local governments wouldn’t be able to require the public disclosure of not-for-profit donor data in many cases under a proposal that is nearing law.
Land donated by famed crossword puzzle editor to become Indiana park
The 47-acre parcel is owned by Will Shortz, a Crawfordsville native and longtime crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times, who grew up on the land he is donating for the project.
Purdue lands $20M gift to develop leaders for pharmacy industry
The donation comes from the former CEO of Santa Barbara Specialty Pharmacy, which services California and five nearby states.
Purdue lands $50M donation for new business school
The Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation has committed $50 million for the undergraduate institute at the Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. School of Business at Purdue University, the school announced Monday.